Who discovered Newfoundland?
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Name the discoverer who named Canada.
Assertion: Geographical discoveries led to Colonialism and Imperialism.Reasoning: Capitalism had grown in Europe along with the policy of Mercantilism.
Both assertion and reasoning are wrong.
Only assertion is correct.
The statement for reasoning is only correct.
Both assertion and reasoning are correct.
Which book described all known trade routes between Europe and the Far East?
A Merchants Handbook
A Merchants Guide
A Navigators Handbook
A Navigators Guide
Name the region Vasco Da Gama set foot on in India for the first time.
Delhi
Mumbai
Vishakhapatnam
Calicut
Whose travel accounts boosted the enthusiasm of Europeans to find new trade routes to the East?
Marco Polo
Nicolo Polo
Peurto Polo
Both a&b
Which island was discovered by the navigators of Henry The Navigator?
Madeira and Azores Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Cape of Good Hope
Name the Portuguese ruler who started the fad of navigational discoveries.
Richards
Marcos
Henry
Statement 1: In 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople, the important trade route to the East.Statement 2: This gave the Europeans increased benefits in their trade to the East and led to new geographical discoveries.
Both statements are wrong.
Only statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct but not complete.
Both statements are correct.
Name the famous guide of the era of Renaissance geographical discoveries that told about Asiatic cities.
Secrets of the Faithful Crusader
The travel accounts of Marco Polo and Nicolo Polo